It was in 2019 that the first copies of the planned 275 of the Mercedes AMG One, invoiced at 2.275 million euros each, should have entered the most prestigious concessions to the star around the world but the development has late. And even more now since the final version which was to be presented at this edition of the Munich Motor Show will not be finally unveiled until early next year. We must therefore again be content with the “Project” One, its pre-series model.
Why such a delay? So what has happened over the past four years? The main problem, excuse the little, has been reworking the 1.6 turbo V6 shared with the Silver Arrows enough to meet emission and noise standards, while still fueling it with conventional gasoline sourced from the Silver Arrows. the first gas station came. It looks like Mercedes engineers are on the verge of getting there though.
A Formula 1 engine in a road car, what an extraordinary promise!
The specifics make you dizzy: a red zone at 11,000 rpm, 759 hp delivered by the V6, no less than four electric motors operating with an 800 V system, one to directly assist the heat engine, one to drive the turbo and two located on the front axle to participate in traction, the whole delivering more than 1,200 hp! Performance issues, we are talking about a 0 to 100 km / h in 2.5 s, a 0 to 200 km / h in 6 s and a top speed exceeding 350 km / h. Ah yes, and 25 km of autonomy in electric.
Probably the angle from which you are most likely to see an AMG One on the road.
Late or not, the list of wealthy customers waiting for their AMG One is growing day by day: these lucky ones include former Formula 1 drivers David Coulthard and Nico Rosberg, ex-tennis player Ion Tiriac or even actor Mark Wahlberg. But ordinary people will also be able to take orders without having to sign a seven-figure check since you can also buy it virtually with this red livery in the video game Forza Horizon 5 which will be released next November.
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Definitive model or not, what an impressive machine, in the direct line of its glorious elder, the CLK GTR! I’ve been happily sanding Forza Horizon 4 for years and having this One in the 5 might just be the perfect excuse to buy it.
